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Saudi Arabia will now be responsible for promoting gender equality worldwide. The kingdom has been chosen as the next chair of the UN's top forum for women's rights, despite its questionable record at home.

The kingdom's ambassador to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, will lead the Commission on the Status of Women. Saudi Arabia's unopposed bid has been heavily criticized by human rights groups. The Saudi government has repeatedly jailed women's rights activists.

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0:00 The controversial appointment
0:43 Louis Charbonneau, Human Rights Watch
4:57 Bissan Fakih, Amnesty International

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